Calle Järnkrok

Calle Järnkrok (born 25 September 1991), nicknamed "Ironhook", is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a centre playing for Brynäs IF in the Swedish Hockey League. Järnkrok was drafted 51st overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2010 NHL entry draft. He has also previously played for the Nashville Predators, Seattle Kraken, Calgary Flames, and Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL.

Playing career After a strong second half to the 2009–10 season where he earned a regular roster spot on Brynäs IF, Järnkrok went from 21st among European skaters in the midterm rankings to 4th among European skaters in the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Central Scouting final rankings for the 2010 NHL entry draft. He was drafted in the second round, 51st overall, of the 2010 NHL entry draft by the Detroit Red Wings.

On 5 March 2014, Järnkrok was traded to the Nashville Predators (along with Patrick Eaves) as part of a deal that brought David Legwand to Detroit. He was assigned to the Predators' then-American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. Järnkrok recorded an assist in his NHL debut on 21 March. He scored his first NHL goal on 27 March against Matt Hackett of the Buffalo Sabres.

During the 2014–15 season, his first full NHL season, Järnkrok recorded 7 goals and 11 assists in 74 games. He posted two goals and seven assists in his first 12 NHL games, including five points in the first five contests of his NHL career, the second-longest point streak by a Predators player in the first games of their NHL career, behind Marek Židlický's six games from 9–23 October 2003. On 17 July 2015, the Predators re-signed Järnkrok to a one-year contract. On 26 July 2016, Järnkrok was again re-signed by the Nashville Predators to a six-year, $12 million contract.

Having played his eighth season with the Predators following the pandemic-delayed 2020–21 season, Järnkrok was left exposed by Nashville and selected at the 2021 NHL expansion draft by the Seattle Kraken on 21 July 2021. On 16 March 2022, five days before the trade deadline, Järnkrok was traded by the Kraken to the Calgary Flames for the Florida Panthers' 2022 second-round draft pick, the Calgary Flames' 2023 third-round draft pick and 2024 seventh-round draft picks. Järnkrok played in 12 playoff games with the Flames, scoring one goal and three assists. At the end of the season, he became an unrestricted free agent.

Järnkrok (left), Tye Kartye (centre) and Max Domi (right) in 2024. As a free agent, Järnkrok joined the Toronto Maple Leafs after signing a four-year, $8.4 million contract on 15 July 2022.

Personal life Järnkrok's cousin, and former Flames teammate Elias Lindholm, was drafted fifth overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2013 NHL entry draft and plays for the Boston Bruins.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2007–08 Brynäs IF J18 Allsv 13 4 4 8 4 — — — — — 2007–08 Brynäs IF J20 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2008–09 Brynäs IF J18 3 2 4 6 12 — — — — — 2008–09 Brynäs IF J18 Allsv 4 3 3 6 0 2 0 1 1 2 2008–09 Brynäs IF J20 41 8 18 26 37 7 4 3 7 2 2009–10 Brynäs IF J20 19 11 20 31 30 2 0 1 1 0 2009–10 Brynäs IF SEL 33 4 6 10 2 5 1 1 2 0 2010–11 Brynäs IF SEL 49 11 16 27 4 3 3 0 3 2 2011–12 Brynäs IF SEL 50 16 23 39 22 16 4 12 16 12 2012–13 Brynäs IF SEL 53 13 29 42 12 4 0 0 0 6 2012–13 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 9 0 3 3 0 — — — — — 2013–14 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 57 13 23 36 14 — — — — —2013–14 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 6 5 4 9 0 3 1 1 2 2 2013–14 Nashville Predators NHL 12 2 7 9 4 — — — — — 2014–15 Nashville Predators NHL 74 7 11 18 18 6 0 2 2 0 2015–16 Nashville Predators NHL 81 16 14 30 14 14 0 1 1 4 2016–17 Nashville Predators NHL 81 15 16 31 25 21 2 5 7 2 2017–18 Nashville Predators NHL 68 16 19 35 12 7 0 1 1 0 2018–19 Nashville Predators NHL 79 10 16 26 12 6 0 2 2 2 2019–20 Nashville Predators NHL 64 15 19 34 14 4 1 0 1 0 2020–21 Nashville Predators NHL 49 13 15 28 14 5 0 1 1 2 2021–22 Seattle Kraken NHL 49 12 14 26 2 — — — — — 2021–22 Calgary Flames NHL 17 0 4 4 4 12 1 3 4 0 2022–23 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 73 20 19 39 14 11 1 2 3 0 2023–24 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 52 10 11 21 18 7 0 0 0 0 2024–25 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 19 1 6 7 4 12 0 1 1 2 2025–26 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 56 6 2 8 8 — — — — — SHL totals 185 44 74 118 40 28 8 13 21 20 NHL totals 774 143 173 316 163 105 5 18 23 12

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2009 Sweden U18 5th 62794 2011 Sweden WJC 4th 6 2 3 5 2 2012 Sweden WC 6th 8 0 1 1 0 2013 Sweden WC 10 0 1 1 4 2014 Sweden WC 10 0 0 0 4 Junior totals 12 4 10 14 6 Senior totals 28 0 2 2 8